President Dave Stechholz opened our meeting with a moment of silence in remembrance of 9/11 followed by the singing of O Canada to get us ready for the District Governor's visit on 9/25. Victoria Haltom gave a meditative reading on our purpose of life.
Rick Popa mentioned that The Moving Wall will be in Hamburg Twp on Merrill Rd. in Bennett Park through the weekend, September 12th - 15th.
Thanks were given to all those who helped with the Corn Roast on Sunday. Also happening at the same time was the Plymouth Rotary Chicken Dinner.
Members have been busy collecting funds for the Spaghetti Dinner place mat sponsorship and for the KCAH meal packing event.
Tammy Bonifield said that she will bring the Lions Club eye glass box for used eyeglasses to the meeting through September. Check your drawers for glasses and bring them to the meeting.
Erin Dobbins talked about the District Governor's Golf Outing at Lakes of Taylor on Monday, September 30th. They still need golfers.
Kurt Whitmore from Dearborn Heights Rotary talked about their golf outing on Sunday, September 22nd at Inkster Valley Golf Course.
The District Governor's official visit will be September 25th. Please arrive before 7:25.
Our speaker for today is Dan West, President and CEO of Livonia -Westland Chamber of Commerce. The Westland Chamber merged last year with the Livonia Chamber. They had an ageing building and had trouble finding a president for their Chamber. Westland wanted to keep their employees, keep some of their events and keep a physical precedence in Westland. They were able to do that with the merger. The Livonia-Westland Chamber now has 1200 members making it the 6th largest in the state. Business and Civic groups are what lead to change.
Development update:
The old K-Mart location on 7 Mile Rd has been approved for 102 townhomes and a Meijer Fresh store at the location. The old Jackson Center on Newburgh has been transformed into an early childhood center. The Brose lighting store on 7 and Newburgh will become a Learning Tree. The corner of Eight Mile and Newburgh will have a Sheetz gas station replacing a closed Rite Aid store.
Auto Dealers along Plymouth Rd. have seen a change also. Penske Automotive Group bought Bill Brown Ford and also Burton Manor. They plan to use the land at Burton Manor for car storage since they have been leasing land to store their cars on. LaFontaine has just completed a major redo of their dealership. A new project will be coming on 7 Mile and Victor Parkway. There have been many discussions for this area in the past. A concept to build 100 townhomes on a 61/2 acre site has been approved.
Hiring and restaurants have slowed. This seems to be the case just before a national election at the same time there are a lot of grand openings occurring in Livonia and Westland.
Susan Paluchniak
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